(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests. (The ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Once the only Hindu kingdom in the world, Nepal was declared a secular state by its parliament in 2006, and the monarchy was abolished two years later. Now, with a new constitution ...
Government authorities and media outlets in Nepal are utilizing the global COVID-19 pandemic as a cover for the arbitrary arrests and denial of fundamental rights of religious minorities. Religious ...
In the 1760s, Prithvi Narayan Shah raised one rupee from each household and travelled down to Banaras to buy weapons for his military conquests. While there, he saw that the Hinduism practiced even in ...
When Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes the oath Friday after a landslide victory in the recent election, it won’t just be a historic political moment, it will also be a numerological one. Balendra ...
The Associated Press / Masks of Hindu deity Lord Bhairabh, dated from the 16th century, that were stolen from the Dolakha district are displayed during a press conference at the Department of ...
UN peace appeal: Nepal’s UN representative urged nations to adopt Buddha’s teachings to foster global peace, solidarity, and cooperation. Lumbini’s significance: Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace, was ...
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How did Nepal become a ‘Hindu Rashtra’?
Over the last weeks, yet another neighbour in the Indian subcontinent has seen political upheaval prompted by inequality, corruption, and authoritarian crackdown. While talks between Nepal’s ‘Gen Z’ ...
Months after a youth-led nationwide protest forced KP Sharma Oli to vacate the Prime Minister's office in Nepal, the country is all set to vote in the national election on March 5. Nepal transitioned ...
Art and science. Buddhism and Hinduism. Religion and medicine. Interdisciplinary education is a hallmark of UAB courses, but two faculty members took that boundary-bending mindset to new heights this ...
Living God Ganesh walks out from the residence of Living Goddess Kumari after performing rituals during Indrajatra festival as the festival was canceled to control the spread of the coronavirus in ...
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